79,290
Albertans being moved from AISH to ADAP on July 1, 2026
Source: Alberta AISH Caseload Open Data, Sept 2025
Public Interest Brief · April 2026
Alberta's disability supports are
breaking under their own rules.
AISH, ADAP, FSCD, PDD, primary care, appeals — each system is failing in a different way, and together they form a single trap. This site gathers the evidence, the arithmetic, and the flyers you can print and share.
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Numbers
The arithmetic of the transition.
All figures from Government of Alberta open data, Statistics Canada, and verified independent sources. Every number cites its source in the underlying reports.
$1,901
Maximum monthly AISH benefit — already $6,004 below the poverty line annually
Source: Maytree, Welfare Incomes Across Canada, 2024
3 yrs
FSCD/PDD waitlist for children's disability services — same families, same homes
Source: Alberta FSCD/PDD intake data, 2025
0
Independent appeal rights for AISH/ADAP eligibility decisions after Bill 12
Source: Bill 12, Government of Alberta, passed Dec 9, 2025
$200/mo
Federal Canada Disability Benefit — clawed back dollar-for-dollar in Alberta only
Source: Alberta is the only province in Canada to do this
650,000
Albertans without a family doctor — including most AISH recipients
Source: Alberta Doctors' Digest, Nov/Dec 2025
The System
Four failures. One trap.
Each program below is failing on its own terms. Read each pillar — and then read how they interact, because they were never designed to interact at all.
I
Income — AISH to ADAP
79,290 Albertans on AISH are being moved to a new program on July 1, 2026. The eligibility criteria for ADAP have not been published. Bill 12 removed independent appeal rights. The $200/mo federal Canada Disability Benefit is clawed back dollar-for-dollar — the only province in Canada to do this.
Financial Reality Report →II
Health — Coverage Erosion
Most psychotherapy is not covered by AHCIP or AISH benefits. Psychiatry waits run 6–18+ months. 650,000 Albertans have no family doctor. The healthcare worker shortage compounds every other system in this list.
Health Benefits Erosion Report →III
Children — FSCD & PDD
The same families being moved off AISH have children on the FSCD/PDD waitlists. Average wait: three years. Intakes have been quietly closing. The disability income system and the children's disability service system are failing the same households simultaneously.
Three Years and Counting Report →IV
Rights — Appeals & Caseworkers
Bill 12 removed independent appeal rights for eligibility decisions. Caseworker authority expanded. The Alberta Human Rights Commission is still available, but the front-line mechanism most disabled Albertans actually use is gone.
Caseworker Appeal Rights Report →Appeals
What Bill 12 actually changed.
Before December 9, 2025, an Albertan denied AISH could appeal to an independent body. Bill 12 removed that. Eligibility decisions for AISH and ADAP now sit with the Minister, with no independent reviewer between you and the program.
The reports linked here document the change clause-by-clause, examine what's left of the appeal process, and lay out the Charter mobility-rights argument and the constitutional analysis.
Flyers
Print. Pin. Pass it on.
One-page flyers built to stick on bulletin boards, fold into envelopes, and share in group chats. Each one ties to a sourced report.
Images and illustrations are AI-generated.
Reports
The April 2026 Report Series.
19 sourced reports plus the full compilation. Every figure traces to government open data, Statistics Canada, peer-reviewed research, or primary-source government correspondence.
Start here
Complete Report Series Compilation
All 19 reports in one PDF. The single file most people want.
Individual reports
Documents
The full library.
Compilations, sourced briefs, plain-language guides, legal analyses, and the Indigenous Disability and Systematic Exclusion document series.
Ministerial Correspondence
The government, on the record.
Direct correspondence from the Government of Alberta in response to formal submissions. Each letter is a primary source. Each one confirms or contradicts the program description in writing.
April 28, 2026 · First substantive Ministerial response
Minister Nixon responds to the Eleven-Claim Analysis.
The Honourable Jason Nixon, Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services, responded by formal Ministerial response from the Minister's office to the formal submission addendum filed April 15, 2026. Read the response, then read what it reveals, confirms, and avoids.
Audio
The reports, read aloud.
Every major report in the campaign archive, recorded as audio. Listen in the browser, download to your device, or share the link. Free to share. Free to save. Free to distribute.
Podcast
The @ISH ACTIONS Revolutionary Podcast.
Hosted by Gavin Sorochan of NightCastle Productions in collaboration with The Alberta Disability System Breakdown. Live streams Mon · Tues · Wed · Fri, 3–5 PM MT. Archived after broadcast. Watch the latest episode below — the player updates automatically when a new episode is uploaded.
Latest episode plays first. Use the playlist menu (top-left of the player) to browse all episodes.
Allied Voices
We stand together.
We don't have to align. We don't have to agree. We are all headed to the same destination — stop ADAP, stop the ableist agenda, end the cuts to disabled Albertans. Anyone speaking for, on behalf of, or with the disabled community deserves a seat at this table — whether they have accepted it or not. The voices below are not endorsements. They are recognition that this fight has more than one voice, and that the people in it deserve to be heard, in their own words, on their own platforms.
Channels & voices
Zachary Weeks
Disability advocate · People's Alliance for Disabled Albertans.
Watch on YouTube →The Antiableist
Independent anti-ableism advocacy and commentary.
Watch on YouTube →Inclusion Alberta
Provincial inclusion organization advocating for Albertans with developmental disabilities and their families.
Watch on YouTube →Inclusion Canada
National inclusion organization advocating for the rights of Canadians with intellectual disabilities and their families.
Watch on YouTube →Daniel Johnstone
Disability advocate · Executive Director, Can Man Dan Foundation.
Watch on YouTube →Can Man Dan Foundation
Alberta-based disability rights foundation supporting people with disabilities and their communities.
Watch on YouTube →Disability12
Independent disability advocacy and commentary.
Watch on YouTube →MLA Marie Renaud
Marie Renaud, MLA for St. Albert, has been one of the most consistent and engaged provincial voices on AISH, ADAP, and disability policy. Her speeches, questions, and committee work appear on the Alberta New Democrats channel, where she does much of her public advocacy.
Watch on YouTube →Know a voice in this fight that should be on this list? Email albertadisabilitybreakdown@outlook.com. Inclusion is not endorsement. The table is open.
Take Action
Speak up. Speak out. Be heard.
Fillable templates that do the heavy lifting. Edit the bracketed sections, sign, send. Every letter is a record.
STOP ADAP — Letter to Minister Neudorf
The campaign's central direct-action letter. Three pages, sourced to the government's own May 12, 2026 fact sheet, with five on-the-record questions and a personal impact section. Sent to Minister Neudorf, copied to the Premier and your MLA. The transition is in 40 days.
Open letterSTOP ADAP — Caregiver / Advocate Edition
The same letter, rewritten for parents, spouses, adult children, friends, support workers — anyone whose standing comes from what they've witnessed. No legal guardianship required. Every witness is a record.
Open letterContact your MLA / MP
The single most effective document in this kit. Bracketed sections only — the rest is ready to send.
Open templatePersonal Impact Statement
Tell the government what the transition means for your household. Submitted to the public record.
Open templateCommunity Story Submission
For people whose story belongs in the campaign record, but not in their MLA's inbox.
Open template Printable versionCDB Overpayment Appeal
If the federal Canada Disability Benefit clawback has triggered an overpayment notice. Form template.
Open formCDB Clawback Documentation
Document the $200/month CDB clawback even if your federal amount is less than $200, or hasn't arrived yet. Each completed form is a documented receipt — the pattern is what gets the system to fix it. Includes a full directory of every Alberta Supports / AISH office.
Open formFormal Complaint
For caseworker, program, or service complaints that need a paper trail.
Open templateEmployment Barriers Notice
Document the actual barriers ADAP's "employment first" framing pretends don't exist.
Open templateAlly Advocacy Submission
For non-disabled allies, family, friends, professionals submitting on behalf of someone else.
Open templateATIA — Personal File Request
Request your own government-held records under the federal Access to Information Act and Privacy Act. Get the file the province has on you.
Open formDisability Refugee Series — by province
If you're considering relocating: each provincial brief documents what you're leaving Alberta to go toward. Sourced. Specific. Decision-ready.